United States History

CliffsAP ™ United States History 3rd EDITION......Page 0
Table of Contents......Page 4
PART I: INTRODUCTION......Page 10
Format of the Exam......Page 11
Subject Matter of the Exam......Page 12
Scoring the Multiple-Choice Section......Page 13
Grading the Essays......Page 14
Questions Commonly Asked about the AP U. S. History Examination......Page 17
Hints for the Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 20
Doing the DBQ......Page 21
Answering the Standard Essay Questions......Page 22
Hints on Writing Technique......Page 24
Test Simulations......Page 25
Study Groups and Peer Review......Page 27
PART II: ANALYSIS OF EXAM AREAS......Page 28
"What" Questions......Page 29
The "Reverse" Multiple-Choice Question......Page 32
The "When" Question......Page 35
The "Multiple" Multiple-Choice Question......Page 38
The Quotation Question......Page 41
Tables, Charts, and Graphs......Page 44
Maps......Page 48
Political Cartoons, Photographs, and Artwork......Page 52
Assess the Validity DBQ......Page 58
Identification/ Evaluation Questions......Page 69
Other Examples of Identification/ Evaluation Questions......Page 73
Discuss/ Describe Questions......Page 74
Compare and Contrast Questions......Page 78
Assess the Validity Questions......Page 82
PART III: STUDYING UNITED STATES HISTORY......Page 84
The Textbook......Page 85
United States History Survey Textbooks......Page 86
The Reader......Page 87
Readers in United States History......Page 88
Scholarly Journals......Page 90
Scholarly Journals in United States History......Page 91
Audiovisual Sources......Page 92
American History on the Internet......Page 93
Historians and Their Work......Page 94
The Varieties of History......Page 96
Some Prominent American Historians......Page 97
Things to Know......Page 99
Important Definitions......Page 101
Readings on Exploration and Colonization......Page 102
Things to Know......Page 103
Important Definitions......Page 104
The Structure of Government under the Constitution......Page 105
Amendments to the Constitution......Page 107
Important Definitions......Page 108
Readings on the Constitution and the Federalists......Page 109
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 110
Important Definitions......Page 111
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 112
Important Definitions......Page 113
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 114
Important Definitions......Page 115
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 116
Important Definitions......Page 117
Readings on the Gilded Age, 1877–1900......Page 118
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 119
Important Definitions......Page 120
Things to Know......Page 121
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 122
Important Definitions......Page 123
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 124
Important Definitions......Page 125
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 126
Important Definitions......Page 127
Things to Know......Page 128
Important Definitions......Page 129
Readings on Contemporary America, 1945–Present......Page 130
PART IV: FOUR FULL–LENGTH PRACTICE TESTS......Page 131
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 132
Part A......Page 148
Part C......Page 152
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 153
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 154
Section II: Essay Questions......Page 162
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 170
Part A......Page 188
Part B......Page 192
Part C......Page 193
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 194
Section II: Essay Questions......Page 195
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 196
Section II: Essay Questions......Page 203
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 210
Part A......Page 228
Part B......Page 230
Part C......Page 231
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 232
Section II: Essay Questions......Page 233
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 234
Section II: Essay Questions......Page 241
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 248
Part A......Page 264
Part B......Page 267
Part C......Page 268
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 269
Section II: Essay Questions......Page 270
Taking the Exam......Page 284